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Visual Studio 2022Application · Microsoft

CVE-2025-62214

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 17.14.17 or later.
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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Command injection vulnerability in Visual Studio where improper neutralization of special elements in a command allows an authenticated attacker to execute code locally on the affected system.

MitigationApply vendor-provided security updates for Visual Studio when released; until then, limit Visual Studio access to only necessary authorized users and follow least-privilege principles.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Visual Studio 2022Application
Affected:>= 17.14.0, < 17.14.17

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Visual Studio 2022 installation
    Open Windows Settings > Apps > Installed Apps, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\*\InstallVersion' in PowerShell to query the registry for Visual Studio installations
    Affected if Visual Studio 2022 is not found on the system, the user is not affected by this specific vulnerability
  2. Identify the installed Visual Studio 2022 version
    Run 'code --version' if VS Code is installed, or check Visual Studio Installer > Products, or query the registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\17.*_Config\InstallVersion for the InstallPath
    Affected if The Visual Studio 2022 version cannot be determined, proceed with additional checks
  3. Compare version against affected range
    Check if the installed version falls within >= 17.14.0 and < 17.14.17. The minor version is the second number (17.x), and the patch version is the third (17.14.x)
    Affected if The installed version is 17.14.0 through 17.14.16.x, the system is vulnerable to command injection via authenticated access
  4. Determine if Visual Studio is exposed to untrusted users
    Review local user accounts and group memberships who have access to the Visual Studio installation, or check if the system is used by multiple users with varying privilege levels
    Affected if Untrusted or unauthorized users have interactive or command-line access to the system running Visual Studio 2022 within the affected version range, exploitation is possible

The environment is affected only if Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14.0 through 17.14.16.x is installed and accessible to an authenticated attacker who could trigger the command injection via the vulnerable command handling feature.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 17.14.17 or later
Fixed in 17.14.17
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-provided security updates for Visual Studio when released; until then, limit Visual Studio access to only necessary authorized users and follow least-privilege principles.

Recommended fix High confidence

Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14.17 or later

  1. Open Visual Studio Installer on your machine
  2. If an update is available for Visual Studio 2022, it will be shown in the Installer
  3. Click the Update button to install the latest version
  4. Ensure the update installs version 17.14.17 or later
  5. After the update completes, verify the installed version by opening Visual Studio and going to Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Visual Studio 2022 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,120
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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